BBC news 2011-09-07 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The suspension applies to eight provinces where there are concerns that prisoners could be mistreated in custody.

apply to适用于
例句：The law applied to all persons.
这项法律适用于所有人。

2. Prisoners, many of whom had been handed over by Nato troops, were beaten with rubber hoses, threatened with sexual assault and in some cases given electric shocks.

hand over让与, 移交
例句：They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。

3. Most of those suspected of being insurgents were held without charge.

suspect of怀疑
例句：The police suspect him of having taken the money.
警察怀疑钱是他偷的。

4. She said Niger was being urged to cooperate with Libya's National Transitional Council.

cooperate with与(某人)协作, 合作
例句：The children cooperated with their teachers in keeping the classroom neat.
孩子们和老师一起保持教室整洁。

5. The Italian government has announced its latest revisions to an austerity package aimed at stabilising the country's finances as tens of thousands of Italians took part in protests against planned budget cuts.

aim at以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。
take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：Joe took an active part in the struggle.
乔积极参加斗争。

6. Earlier, Israeli soldiers clashed with militants near a border crossing between Israel and Gaza.

clash with与(某人或某事)抵触, 冲突
例句：Brougher clashed frequently with Browder.
布鲁尔和布劳德经常发生冲突。

7. At the United Nations-backed conference in Mogadishu, they signed an agreement which sets out the roadmap towards elections next

set out安排, 组织
例句：My plans for the firm have been set out in this document.
我为公司制定的各项计划都写在这份文件中了。

8. Somalia's politicians are deeply divided along clan lines, and in the eyes of many Somalis, they've failed the people for years.

in the eyes of在……看来; 在…心目中
例句：He was quite right in the eyes of everybody.
在大家的心目中，他并没有错。

9. Putting aside the political wrangles to implement this roadmap would be a major achievement.

put aside把...放在一边;撇开
例句：He put aside his work to spend more time with his son.
他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。